Welcome to our Newsroom!

We are approaching Earth Hour 2016, which
falls on March 19. Across the world homes and businesses will turn off the
lights for one hour from 8:30pm to 9:30pm in their local time zone to show
support for saving energy.

Earth Hour is a yearly activity to raise
awareness of the need to reduce our energy usage, but ReneSola is a firm
believer in making the switch to energy efficiency permanent by replacing
traditional light bulbs with LED lighting. So what exactly would be the benefit
to the world?

First of all, lighting is a major drain on
energy resources, accounting for around 25% of global electricity consumption.
Moreover, lighting is responsible for 6% of global gas emissions. A global
switch to the LED technology would dramatically reduce demand for energy and
curb the emission of harmful gasses, making the Earth cleaner and more livable
for us all.

Several studies have shown that if all the
countries in the world switched to LED lights, we could reduce the global power
bill by USD100 billion, which would allow more money to be spent on social and
environmental projects thereby raising living standards and life quality
worldwide.

However, saving money is not the only good
consequence of cutting energy consumption: our environment would in fact
receive the biggest benefit, with a reduction of 800 million metric tons of CO2
emissions per year. That’s like shutting down 685 coal-fired power stations or
taking three quarters of all cars off of US roads.

How does LED lighting provide such positive
effects? LED lights have an average lifespan of 25,000 hours, or about 6-12
years of usage depending on how often they are turned on. Compared to
traditional lights, LED bulbs are also 100% recyclable.

So this year don’t just turn your lights
off for one hour but switch to LED lighting and permanently reduce your energy
consumption and electricity bill. Let’s contribute to a brighter future
together!

For more information about ReneSola’s range
of LED lighting products, please select your local website from the top bar
menu.